Trifurcula orientella
| Trifurcula orientella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Trifurcula |
| Species: | T. orientella |
| Binomial name | |
| Trifurcula orientella Klimesch, 1953 | |
Trifurcula orientella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found from Portugal and southern France across Liguria and Slovenia and southern central Europe to Greece.
The larvae feed on Genista germanica, Genista hispanica, Genista sylvestris and other small, mostly thorny Genista species. They mine the stems of their host plant.
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